Blog Dr George Severs George Severs is a Senior Associate Fellow of the SHaME Project, where he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2021-2023. At Birkbeck, George's research examined... Allison McKibban Allison McKibban is a Senior Associate Fellow and the former Public Engagement Coordinator (maternity cover) for the project. She was formerly a student at the... Dr Rhian Keyse Dr Rhian Keyse is a postdoctoral researcher on the SHaME project. She is a social and cultural historian of gender in modern Africa. Her doctoral... Emma Yapp Emma Yapp joins SHaME as a doctoral student. They were formerly employed at King’s College London as a research worker on projects about domestic and... Adeline Moussion Adeline Moussion joins SHaME as a doctoral student. She was formerly a student at the EHESS (MA Anthropology) and the ENS Lyon (MA History of... Dr Ruth Beecher Dr Ruth Beecher is in charge of the day-to-day running of SHaME. She is a postdoctoral research fellow on the SHaME project. She is a... Dr Rhea Sookdeosingh Rhea Sookdeosingh is the Public Engagement Lead for the project. She is an experienced public engagement practitioner and has previously worked in capacity-building roles at... Professor Joanna Bourke Joanna Bourke is the PI for this project, although the day-to-day running is done by Dr Ruth Beecher. Joanna is Professor of History at Birkbeck,...